Email Author Audra Schroeder

2011 Stories by Audra Schroeder

• Lights All Night

  published December 29, 2011

  Dallas, you love the dance music, don't you? Stretched across two nights and three distinctive rooms, Lights All Night promises to be an... More >>

• New Year's Eve

  published December 29, 2011

  New Year's Eve in Dallas, we've heard, "goes off." Here are a few suggestions to help you find your way. At Club Dada, Astronautalis,... More >>

• 2011 Music, Turned Up to 11

  published December 29, 2011

  This year's best show, I am still convinced, happened in February, when noise rock godheads Swans played Mohawk in Austin. My hearing was left... More >>

• Tori Amos

  published December 22, 2011

  Oh, don't worry. This isn't going to be some precious piece where I channel my 15-year-old self and write a teary, gushing letter to Tori... More >>

• Center Divider, Eyes, Wings & Many Other Things, Leslie Sisson, Dim Locator

  published December 22, 2011

  A great post-holiday show to warm your hands on, Parade of Flesh's third annual Chrismukkah party offers a little taste for everyone.... More >>

• Soviet

  published December 22, 2011

  Where is Heaven, Texas? Geographically speaking, it's a state of mind, but on Soviet's debut full-length, it's the intersection of early-'90s... More >>

• Final Club

  published December 22, 2011

  Four-piece Final Club have zeroed in on a very North Texas sound, through the use of Denton punk's six degrees of separation: Fergus &... More >>

• Robyn, Adele and the Curious Case of the Guilty Pleasure in 2011.

  published December 22, 2011

  Last week I wrote a blog post about a song I considered a guilty pleasure this year: Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend." I was immediately called... More >>

• A Spune Christmas

  published December 15, 2011

  Christmastime's a real mindfuck, ain't it? Songs get stuck in your head whether you like it or not (currently playing: Wham's "Last... More >>

• Akkolyte CD Release

  published December 15, 2011

  An inaugural visit to Queen City Hall a few weekends ago showed promise for the DIY venue, which makes up the other half of Queen City Tattoo.... More >>

• Zechs Marquise, New Fumes, Babar

  published December 8, 2011

  If you can overlook the "slap bass" tag on Zechs Marquise's Bandcamp page, you'll probably find something redeeming in the El Paso... More >>

• Real Talk

  published December 8, 2011

  Over the summer, writer and Girls to the Front author Sara Marcus reviewed Ellen Willis' collection Out of the Vinyl Deeps for... More >>